5. NeelBhasmi (नीलभस्मी) - UV based area sanitization device to inactivate various
micro-organisms including corona viruses: Technology recently developed (during lockdown period), already transferred
on June 15, 2020 and also available for transfer
(https://barc.gov.in/technologies/vem/index.html)
One can get the information about all these technologies by opening the “Technologies Available for Transfer” page of ‘Technology Transfer and Coordination Division’ of BARC on going to the following URL:
NeelBhasmi (नीलभस्मी) - UV based area sanitization device to inactivate various micro-organisms including corona viruses.
“NeelBhasmi”, developed at RRCAT, Indore, is an Ultraviolet C (UVC) radiation based mobile system intended for remotely sterilizing the air as well as the surfaces of various objects inside a room at research centers, hospitals, doctors’ offices, or any other places of work. It is equipped with eight lamps which emit UVC radiation that kills bacteria and viruses by destroying the molecular bonds that hold their DNA (or RNA) together. The device is capable of sterilizing surfaces kept within one meter distance from the tower in about 5 minutes. For sterilizing a room with a floor area of 10 square meter it will take about 45 minutes.
OncoDiagnoScope – A stand-alone, field-usable optical spectroscopy based point-of-care device for instant non-invasive diagnosis of oral cavity cancer.
OncoDiagnoScope is intended for screening individuals for abnormalities of the oral cavity that may lead to cancer. The device is based on identifying and discriminating optical spectroscopic signatures obtained from a healthy or an abnormal oral tissue type. In conventional approach of biopsy, a tissue sample has to be excised and examined resulting in a total time of around 48 h to arrive at a diagnosis. However, unlike biopsy, OncoDiagnoScope can non-invasively detect initial abnormalities in the oral tissue that may lead to cancer within a short procedural time of just 15 min. Thus, this device facilitates screening of susceptible individuals even before the development of cancer-like symptoms.
The technology of this device has been transferred to M/s Applied Optical Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Ambernath, Thane through ‘Technology Transfer and Coordination Division’ of BARC, Mumbai. The device is also fabricated by Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. (ECIL), Hyderabad through technology absorption and available for supply.
TuBerculoScope – A low cost and compact fluorescence imaging device for rapid detection of tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health concern in India. While the majority of TB cases may be treated successfully with the appropriate course of antibiotics, diagnosis remains a major obstacle to TB eradication. The developed device is an easy-to-use, compact and portable fluorescence imaging instrument intended for point-of-care sputum microscopy for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculus (the bacteria responsible for TB disease). It acquires fluorescence images of Mycobacterium tuberculi bacteria (Mtb) from a patient’s sputum smeared on a microscope glass slide following its staining with an appropriate fluorescent dye (Auramine O). A Graphic User Interface (GUI) enables hardware control of the device and automated counting of the Mtb bacteria in the field of view of the microscope objective. .Deployment of TuBerculoScope will facilitate convenient and low-cost monitoring of TB patients resulting in better patient follow up which is an important step in TB eradication.
The technology of this device has been transferred to M/s RTK Meditech, Indore. through ‘Technology Transfer and Coordination Division’ of BARC, Mumbai.
Raman Probe – A hand-held opto-mechanical module for in-situ measurement of artefact-free Raman spectra from low Raman active materials like biological tissues.
The Raman probe is meant for in situ measurement of good quality Raman spectra from low Raman-active materials like biological tissues. Unlike the commercially available Raman probes which are found to introduce various artefacts that interfere with the Raman signatures appearing in the fingerprint region of the tissue Raman spectra and lead to confusion in its interpretation, the developed probe is based on a novel design by which it helps avoid these artefacts. Further, the design also optimizes collection efficiency enabling in situ measurement of good-quality, artefact-free Raman spectra from biological tissues within a few seconds. The developed Raman probe is expected to further the use of Raman spectroscopy in the field of biomedical applications where in situ measurement of Raman spectra is often desired but not possible because of unavailability of a suitable Raman probe.
The technology of this device has been transferred to M/s Applied Optical Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Ambernath, Thane through ‘Technology Transfer and Coordination Division’ of BARC, Mumbai.
OncoVision (Vision Enhancement Module) - A low cost fluorescence imaging tool for identification of malignant and potentially malignant lesions of oral cavity.
OncoVision is a hand-held, simple and compact device for real-time, non-contact and in-situ imaging of autofluorescence from superficial tissues like human oral cavity, cervix, skin etc. intended for improved visual assessment. It enables easy identification of the early malignant and potentially-malignant lesions in the oral cavity often time missed by visual examination under white light illumination.
